H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Rafael Nadal vs Gilles Muller H2H: 4-2

Rafael Nadal holds a 4–2 lead over Gilles Muller in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Gilles Muller leads 2–1 on grass, while Rafael Nadal leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Gilles Muller won the 2017 Wimbledon fourth round 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 15-13.

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Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main draw meetings
Gilles Muller
LUX Age 43 Left-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gilles Muller #26 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 15-13 Rafael Nadal #2 Match data Jul 11, 2017* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Rafael Nadal #5 6-2 2-6 6-4 Gilles Muller #45 Match data Mar 13, 2016* R64 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 7-6(1) 6-1 6-2 Gilles Muller #68 Match data Sep 6, 2011* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 6-0 Gilles Muller #92 Match data Jun 26, 2011* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Gilles Muller #69 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 Rafael Nadal #3 Match data Jun 24, 2005* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Rafael Nadal #11 6-0 6-2 Gilles Muller #64 Match data Apr 21, 2005* R32 Barcelona Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Rafael Nadal #175 #1 15,390 2,503 1,056 228 82.2% 22 1 36 0 23 10 92
Gilles Muller #966 #21 1,930 2,076 203 202 50.1% 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Rafael Nadal Gilles Muller
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2002 1–1 50.0% #200 1,508 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2003 14–11 56.0% #49 1,640 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,744 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12 2002 0–1 0.0% #255 1,488 0 0
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17 2003 0–1 0.0% #195 1,450 0 0
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23 2004 10–8 55.6% #69 1,600 0 0
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 2005 20–21 48.8% #76 1,728 0 0
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 2006 11–20 35.5% #105 1,534 0 0
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 2007 2–3 40.0% #117 1,577 0 0
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 2008 5–6 45.5% #95 1,672 0 0
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 2009 5–9 35.7% #248 1,632 0 0
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2010 2–2 50.0% #134 1,610 0 0
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2011 14–11 56.0% #54 1,797 0 0
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2012 21–21 50.0% #67 1,839 0 0
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2013 2–8 20.0% #368 1,678 0 0
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75 2014 4–6 40.0% #47 1,737 0 0
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80 2015 31–24 56.4% #38 1,893 0 0
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84 2016 35–24 59.3% #34 1,968 0 0
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,319 20 86 2017 32–18 64.0% #25 1,943 0 2
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,278 20 88 2018 9–19 32.1% #138 1,689 0 2
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,229 22 92 — — — — — — —
37 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,189 22 92 — — — — — — —
38 2024 12–7 63.2% #153 2,066 22 92 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Rafael Nadal Gilles Muller
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 2002 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2003 1 2 3 33.3% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2004 14 10 24 58.3% 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2002 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2003 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2004 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% — — — — 2005 12 11 23 52.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% — — — — — — — — 2006 8 10 18 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 2007 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2008 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2009 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2011 12 10 22 54.5% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2012 14 14 28 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — — 2013 2 4 6 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2014 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
32 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2015 23 18 41 56.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
33 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2016 22 17 39 56.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 13 5 18 72.2% — — — —
34 2020 14 4 18 77.8% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — — — — — 2017 16 12 28 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — —
35 2021 5 2 7 71.4% 19 3 22 86.4% — — — — — — — — 2018 5 10 15 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — —
36 2022 25 6 31 80.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2024 2 1 3 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 510 149 659 77.4% 469 53 522 89.8% 76 21 97 78.4% 1 5 6 16.7% — 137 131 268 51.1% 19 30 49 38.8% 45 36 81 55.6% 2 5 7 28.6%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 1,250/1,284 of Rafael Nadal's and 397/405 of Gilles Muller's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Rafael Nadal Gilles Muller
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
16 2002 2/2 0.5 0.5 86.2% 59.1% 31.4% 61.1% 71.4% 55.0% 39.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2003 24/25 1.5 1.9 71.3% 67.9% 53.6% 63.8% 47.9% 63.8% 40.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2004 43/44 1.3 2.0 70.1% 68.4% 54.4% 58.3% 46.4% 64.1% 41.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4% 2002 1/1 13.0 3.0 60.4% 77.6% 38.6% 70.0% 25.0% 62.2% 34.3%
20 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6% 2003 1/1 3.0 3.0 49.2% 56.7% 67.7% 33.3% 25.0% 62.3% 40.3%
21 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6% 2004 18/18 8.2 3.0 61.1% 70.3% 53.4% 48.8% 53.1% 63.5% 36.9%
22 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4% 2005 41/41 9.2 3.6 60.8% 73.4% 50.7% 64.0% 42.8% 64.5% 31.5%
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 2006 31/31 9.1 3.8 61.0% 72.5% 48.9% 64.2% 32.8% 63.0% 32.9%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 2007 5/5 15.6 3.6 66.8% 72.1% 50.4% 56.1% 41.8% 64.9% 33.6%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 2008 11/11 19.4 4.0 61.7% 77.1% 48.6% 69.2% 32.8% 66.0% 28.3%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 2009 13/14 12.3 3.5 60.5% 74.5% 51.2% 57.7% 29.7% 65.5% 30.0%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2010 4/4 17.3 3.3 64.5% 81.3% 58.3% 50.0% 16.8% 72.8% 26.6%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2011 25/25 15.5 3.1 60.2% 80.0% 49.9% 63.1% 42.9% 68.4% 29.4%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2012 40/42 13.5 3.1 62.1% 81.2% 47.5% 64.0% 36.9% 68.6% 30.8%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2013 10/10 11.2 3.5 59.1% 73.6% 45.8% 58.0% 33.2% 62.3% 27.8%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% 2014 10/10 16.8 4.0 62.0% 76.4% 49.0% 49.3% 24.9% 66.4% 28.0%
32 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6% 2015 55/55 13.9 3.7 60.6% 79.6% 50.8% 69.0% 39.4% 68.4% 32.2%
33 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3% 2016 56/59 15.3 3.6 60.8% 82.1% 53.2% 61.4% 37.0% 70.6% 32.6%
34 2020 28/28 4.6 1.8 62.8% 74.7% 60.9% 67.6% 54.4% 69.5% 44.6% 2017 48/50 14.7 3.9 63.0% 80.1% 52.7% 70.9% 43.0% 69.6% 32.7%
35 2021 29/29 4.0 2.7 64.0% 73.5% 55.3% 60.7% 46.4% 66.9% 44.7% 2018 28/28 15.0 4.8 61.4% 78.3% 47.3% 58.5% 28.4% 66.2% 31.1%
36 2022 47/49 4.8 3.6 65.2% 73.8% 55.8% 56.6% 48.5% 67.5% 42.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 2/2 6.0 2.5 64.6% 67.3% 49.9% 50.6% 50.0% 61.2% 36.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2024 17/19 2.1 1.7 69.1% 69.0% 53.5% 56.3% 43.7% 64.2% 40.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1,250/1,284 3.1 1.7 67.8% 73.1% 58.0% 63.9% 48.2% 68.2% 43.4% — 397/405 13.4 3.6 61.3% 77.9% 50.6% 63.2% 37.8% 67.3% 31.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Rafael Nadal Gilles Muller
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 2002 1508 101.2 +0.34 -2.99 0.884 48.1% — — — 50.0% -1.00 — — — +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2003 1641 140.0 +0.72 +2.04 1.116 52.2% -128 +81 -52 55.2% +0.40 1–5 (17%) 0–5 (0%) — +0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2004 1744 145.4 +1.37 +3.48 1.148 52.6% -75 +92 — 59.6% +0.69 4–8 (33%) 6–7 (46%) — +0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2005 2156 168.1 +5.90 +8.66 1.457 56.7% -139 +157 -582 80.4% +2.06 15–6 (71%) 16–9 (64%) — +0.44 2002 1488 100.0 -3.28 -2.21 0.908 49.0% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — +0.06
20 2006 2129 165.1 +5.41 +5.16 1.277 54.2% -128 +357 -277 76.4% +1.52 11–3 (79%) 20–12 (63%) — -2.20 2003 1451 96.0 +2.20 -4.69 1.068 50.0% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — 0.00
21 2007 2154 170.3 +6.23 +6.38 1.363 54.9% -117 +371 -123 77.6% +1.81 11–3 (79%) 13–9 (59%) — -1.58 2004 1600 126.5 +0.44 -0.24 1.013 50.1% +38 — — 44.2% -0.09 7–1 (88%) 1–6 (14%) — +0.52
22 2008 2271 172.8 +5.78 +7.19 1.382 55.5% -113 +338 +31 81.7% +2.07 16–2 (89%) 22–10 (69%) — -1.34 2005 1728 137.8 +2.01 -3.76 0.888 48.6% -9 -178 -152 44.8% -0.60 6–5 (55%) 13–6 (68%) — -2.15
23 2009 2182 178.2 +4.87 +7.91 1.342 55.0% -15 +402 — 74.3% +1.61 13–2 (87%) 16–12 (57%) — +0.99 2006 1535 118.4 -0.34 -3.26 0.890 48.8% +78 -6 -43 36.1% -0.67 1–4 (20%) 5–9 (36%) — +1.32
24 2010 2295 174.6 +7.48 +6.14 1.437 55.7% -31 +354 +112 82.7% +1.96 12–7 (63%) 22–6 (79%) — +0.16 2007 1578 104.7 +1.65 -2.99 0.958 49.5% -32 — — 30.8% -0.77 — 1–1 — +0.07
25 2011 2257 176.9 +5.72 +8.05 1.379 55.4% -39 +410 +159 75.5% +1.65 10–6 (63%) 19–9 (68%) — -1.97 2008 1673 122.4 +2.48 -2.87 0.833 48.5% +20 — — 45.7% -0.34 2–2 (50%) 6–4 (60%) — +0.16
26 2012 2345 178.2 +7.27 +8.98 1.545 57.5% -35 +358 -32 83.7% +2.37 3–3 (50%) 8–3 (73%) — -1.78 2009 1632 120.3 +1.24 -3.51 0.868 48.1% +68 — -102 40.0% -0.63 1–2 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +0.29
27 2013 2440 183.0 +6.19 +7.44 1.386 55.7% +11 +306 — 82.6% +2.10 14–1 (93%) 18–7 (72%) — -1.01 2010 1610 114.3 -1.03 -2.96 0.979 49.2% — — — 50.0% -0.10 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.27
28 2014 2269 173.9 +4.79 +8.24 1.406 55.9% +44 +435 -117 74.3% +1.88 9–4 (69%) 12–12 (50%) — -0.59 2011 1798 145.1 +4.00 -3.93 0.931 49.6% 0 — -131 55.4% -0.09 2–5 (29%) 16–11 (59%) — -0.32
29 2015 2235 176.9 +3.33 +6.13 1.265 54.0% +41 +333 -122 70.0% +1.38 14–9 (61%) 15–12 (56%) — +1.00 2012 1840 148.8 +4.06 -4.34 0.979 49.8% +31 -246 -188 46.8% -0.15 10–7 (59%) 16–17 (48%) — -1.66
30 2016 2134 174.6 +2.22 +7.13 1.252 54.3% -34 +352 — 71.1% +1.59 9–6 (60%) 8–12 (40%) — -0.77 2013 1678 116.7 +0.08 -5.24 0.738 45.9% +82 -165 — 26.1% -1.22 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.20
31 2017 2310 181.5 +7.06 +8.36 1.508 56.6% -43 +222 -250 80.3% +2.13 9–5 (64%) 15–8 (65%) — -1.97 2014 1738 140.5 +1.86 -1.97 0.832 47.2% +17 — — 44.4% -0.71 1–2 (33%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.77
32 2018 2351 176.2 +5.50 +8.38 1.463 56.7% -81 +242 -202 86.9% +2.46 5–1 (83%) 10–5 (67%) — -0.45 2015 1894 162.5 +4.09 -2.33 1.019 50.8% -10 -311 -37 53.9% +0.26 11–8 (58%) 27–18 (60%) — -1.33
33 2019 2379 180.2 +6.55 +7.64 1.474 56.5% -40 +196 -148 82.9% +2.39 6–2 (75%) 10–6 (63%) — -0.66 2016 1968 159.7 +6.13 -2.52 1.108 51.4% -18 — -20 55.2% +0.31 10–8 (56%) 24–21 (53%) — -1.98
34 2020 2319 171.0 +5.49 +6.57 1.461 56.8% -54 +222 — 79.7% +2.32 3–1 (75%) 7–6 (54%) — -0.41 2017 1943 156.0 +4.71 -2.01 1.074 51.2% -84 -284 +133 59.7% +0.47 9–4 (69%) 19–10 (66%) — -0.32
35 2021 2279 165.5 +4.20 +7.79 1.347 55.7% -42 +275 — 76.5% +1.86 6–3 (67%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.99 2018 1689 131.0 +1.83 -3.86 0.921 48.7% +16 -65 +271 39.0% -0.55 3–6 (33%) 9–10 (47%) — +1.28
36 2022 2230 169.2 +3.67 +6.30 1.291 54.4% -30 +333 +92 73.9% +1.50 8–4 (67%) 12–5 (71%) — -0.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 2190 111.8 +1.96 +1.40 0.950 49.3% — — — 42.9% -0.14 — — — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2024 2067 139.3 +0.62 +2.72 1.124 52.2% +59 +276 — 55.6% +0.58 5–1 (83%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2504 179.0 +5.24 +7.01 1.365 55.3% -49 +295 -72 76.9% +1.81 184–82 (69%) 253–162 (61%) 104.0 -1.07 — 2076 149.8 +3.16 -2.99 0.969 49.8% +3 -180 -5 48.3% -0.13 65–58 (53%) 152–124 (55%) 106.3 -1.18

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.